Description
Book SynopsisDetailing the link between computational models and physical models, Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences encourages a more uniform discussion of simulation within both the engineering and medical domains.
Table of ContentsContributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Part One Fundamentals of Medical and Health Sciences Modeling and Simulation.
1 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences (Catherine M. Banks).
2 The Practice of Modeling and Simulation: Tools of the Trade (John A. Sokolowski).
Part Two. Modeling for the Medical and Health Sciences.
3 Mathematical Models of Tumor Growth and Wound Healing (John A. Adam).
4 Physical Modeling (Stacie I. Ringleb).
Part Three. Modeling and Simulation Applications.
5 Humans as Models (C. Donald Combs).
6 Modeling the Human System (Mohammed Ferdjallah and Gyu Tae Kim).
7 Robotics (Richard Lee).
8 Training (Paul E. Phrampus).
9 Patient Care (Eugene Santos Jr, Joseph Rosen, Keum Joo Kim, Fei Yu, Dequing Li, Elizabeth Jacob, Lindsay Katona).
10 Future of Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences (Richard M. Satava).
Appendix.
Index.
